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I'm not disagreeing that money is the issue. What I'm saying is higher

taxes are not going to make a difference in a state where the

priorities are way out of whack.

Money is exactly the issue. In a state with a 7 billion surplus and

millions of SpEd funds going back to OSEP each year, raising taxes is

a great way to put more money into football stadiums, Superintendent

salaries and law firms to defend non-compliant schools. Is

responsible for all of those decisions made at the district level?

Remember the transparency law he passed - requiring all school

districts to post their expenditures on-line? Maybe that's exactly why

he hasn't restored funding - due to the abusive practices by those

calling the shots at the district level.

-- In Texas-Autism-Advocacy , " Singleton "

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> Well, according to every legislator that I've talked to, money IS

THE issue.

> Always is and always has been. Priorities of course are important

too. So

> one has to ask: in a session with a $4 Billion surplus, why the

our Dear

> Governor break his word about restoring state services and budgets to

> pre-HB2222 levels????????????? (HB2222 was the bill that

consolidated all

> the state agencies a couple of sessions ago AND drastically cut budgets.

> The promise at the time was for everyone to tighten their belt and

then they

> would be restored when times were better. )

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>

>

> PS Usually the legislature likes to use Pennsylvania as a model.

Actually

> Pennsylvania is a pretty good model as they don't spend too much

more—but

> they have a behavior analyst in charge at their Department of Education.

>

>

>

> " Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great

scientist.

>

> They are wrong: it is character. "

>

> Albert Einstein

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> From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of

mom2boysplano

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> To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> Subject: [sPAM][sPAM]Re: [sPAM] TEA - Step up

to New

> Jersey and Massachu

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> The money is there. Higher taxes is a non-issue. Priorities are.

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> > >

> > > Yes they are way ahead on both education and TAXES. In fact

> > Massachusetts

> > > has the nickname Taxachusetts.

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> > >

> > > If people in Texas were willing to pay the state income tax that

these

> > > states pay, we might have an education system that wasn't so bad.

> > >

> > > S.

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> > > " Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great

> > scientist.

> > >

> > > They are wrong: it is character. "

> > >

> > > Albert Einstein

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> > > Subject: [sPAM] TEA - Step up to New

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> > > Massachusetts

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> > >

> > > Both states are years ahead of you. TEA is way, way behind.

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> > > Let us see if TEA will pay for private placement like this .... I

> will

> > > not hold my breath. Will TEA provide 50K plus private placement?

> > >

> > > Mark

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